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Bangladesh – Bangladesh's capital is Dhaka

(Pronounced bahng-gluh-desh and dak-uh)

To remember the capital of Bangladesh, use the following mnemonic:

He banged the dish (Bangladesh) against Dad's car (Dhaka) and dented it. 

He banged the dish (Bangladesh) against Dad's car (Dhaka) and dented it

Interesting facts about Dhaka:

- City of Mosques: The metropolis is famously home to hundreds of historic mosques and minarets dotted across its landscape, earning it a long-standing reputation as the “City of Mosques”.

- Rickshaw Capital: The urban streets are a vibrant sea of colour, teeming with hundreds of thousands of brightly painted, hand-drawn cycle rickshaws that make it known as the rickshaw capital of the world.

- Legendary Muslin: Centuries ago, the municipality was globally renowned for producing legendary, ultra-fine cotton muslin fabric so sheer that a whole bolt could reportedly fit inside a small hollow pocket.

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